Words

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Words.

Listen:

You begged for a kiss,

And when it came it was

Bliss,

And when our eyes

Spoke,

I knew I was

Done.

And then my tongue

Slipped and I tried my

Speech,

And when I did

It was cold.

I was lost.

What’s the use

Of speaking three

Languages if my

Lips freeze and my

Tongue slips when

I try to speak?

The words

you said

Carried your heart,

But I said nothing.

My thoughts creased.

I know how to say many words

But I can’t speak.

Please feel what I feel!

Never wonder if I love the crystal

In the light that glistens

In your eyes  

Each day.

Never wonder if I love the slight

Opening of your lips

When I know we are about to kiss.

Never wonder if I love the delicate

Slant in your eyes, peaking through

When our tongues meet.

Never wonder if I love that I childishly pull away

First,

So that you can retain me

For one second more.

Never wonder if your sensual touch

Has the power to withhold my speech

In every way known

To every human in this world.

Because it does.

What’s the use of speaking three languages

If when I am around you

I can’t speak?

My prose is all

Yours,

But my speech

Remains alone.

Look into my eyes and

Never wonder,

Because I can’t speak.

©2012 Cassandra Huidobro